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Splenic pseudocyst: aspiration or cyst decapsulation
J Lappin1, M T Corbally, E J Guiney
1Department of Paediatric Surgery, Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin, Dublin.
Irish Journal of Medical Science
|February 1, 1992
Abstract:
A 12 year old boy with a splenic pseudocyst is reported. Percutaneous drainage resulted in complete emptying but rapid reaccumulation. Cyst decapsulation with splenic preservation was curative and is recommended for definitive therapy of splenic pseudocysts.